Halfway There

So today's the 16th and we're halfway there. Hope everyone is doing well & feeling better about their month. Things have been going pretty well for me since my initial post. I'm still annoyed by having to drink decaf beverages, or more often water, when I would normally drink pop. I'm finding that I'm much hungrier now than before. Not sure what's causing that. Perhaps drinking carbonated beverages with a meal limits the amount of food I shovel into my mouth. Or maybe not having sweets leaves me with a craving I just can't seem to satisfy (despite my best efforts to do so with other foods). I've made it a point this week to try not to snack as much since last week I kind of went crazy with my snacking. I've been chewing a lot of gum trying to keep myself occupied and hopefully less hungry. Now I just have to focus on eating less at each meal. We shall see. I have also started to keep a close eye on my weight (something I normally don't do) because if I start packing on the pounds, it's back on the caffeine I go, detox or no. I can't let this girlish figure get out of hand.

I'm still tired early in the evening. For example, last night while having an evening out with a couple friend of ours, I started to fade around 8:30 or so. Yes, I said 8:30. Keep in mind I'm a young 27 years old and should be awake & kicking at least past 10. Just sad. In the least this has proven to Sarah that my evening-onset Narcolepsy is not a result of my drinking. It is, in fact, a characterstic inherent in my being at this point.

I haven't missed alcohol as much as I thought I would. I find myself sometimes wishing I had an evening at home with a few beers to look forward to, or when I'm out and others are drinking I miss it. However, big picture it still feels good to be sober and more importantly, not hungover that I'm nowhere near tempted to drink.

Hope to hear some more posts throughout the month on this and other topics.

Steph